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Whos Afraid Of Barbra Streisand..?

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Ian Thomas
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Originally posted at MRM London page on 際際滷share: I delivered this presentation as a post-dinner conversation starter for fund managers attending a Cofunds event in November 2009.

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Whos Afraid Of Barbra Streisand..?
So whos afraid of Barbra Streisand?
In 2003 Streisand attempted to sue photographer Kenneth Alderman and pictopia.com for $50 million
In 2003 Streisand attempted to sue photographer Kenneth Alderman and pictopia.com for $50 millionStreisand claimed the publication of this picture as part of a 12,000 image archive hosted by the California Coastal Records Project risked her personal privacy and security
The Project countersued and Streisand lost
The Project countersued and Streisand lost But by pursuing legal action, Streisand attracted public interest and attention. 420,000 users visited the Projects image of her Malibu home during the month following the filing of the lawsuit
And thats The Streisand Effect
And thats The Streisand EffectA phrase coined by Techdirt founder Mike Masnick
And thats The Streisand EffectA phrase coined by Techdirt founder Mike MasnickA social media phenomenon where attempts to restrict accessibility of information or content sparks an often exponential increase in public attention
The mob doesnt thinkSpencer Tracy in Fury
But more often than not thereis remarkable power in the collective wisdom of crowdsThe mob doesnt thinkSpencer Tracy in Fury
#trafigura
#trafiguraOn 13 October 2009 a Swiss-basedmultinational trading in base-metals and energy sought to prevent the reporting by The Guardian newspaper of a Parliamentary Question...
The peaks in the graphs show the instances of web searches and mentions of the phrase Trafigura. It clearly shows the huge lift in volumes as news spread of the attempt to suppress the story.
Trafigura will become a milestone event in the potency of social media to harness popular opposition to the intervention of private individuals or institutions in matters of public interest
The more you tighten your grip. The more star systems will slip through your fingersCarrie Fisher in Star Wars
Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-social
Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-socialShut up and shareWell do you enjoy the company of people who only talk about themselves?
Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-socialShut up and shareWell do you enjoy the company of people who only talk about themselves?The medium is the messageReputation rests on how your brand engages in conversation and not what it has to say
With all that in mind, how does this statement stack up?
The general public needs to learn to tolerate inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity for all?Lord Griffiths, Vice Chairman Goldman Sachs International21 October 2009With all that in mind, how does this statement stack up?
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Sources / AcknowledgementsImage of Barbra Streisand: Photos by Mavis photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/3Uq11C)2-3 Image of Streisand home: Kenneth Alderman; pictopia.com; Californian Coastal Records Project http://www.californiacoastline.orgContent based on Wikipedia summary of The Streisand Effect (http://bit.ly/1eoTFZ)Image of Spencer Tracey Life image hosted at Google (http://bit.ly/489wit)14 Trafigura trending data: Google Trends(Top); Trendistic.com (Bottom)Image of Carrie Fisher Jimivrs photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/4lD4oF)Image of crowd: James Cridlands photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/14ewZW)The phrase the medium is the message was first articulated by Marshall McLuhan in his book Understanding media : the extensions of man (London: Routledge, 1964) (Current imprint: http://bit.ly/3afEIk21 Paraphrased from news report at guardian.co.uk (http://bit.ly/1O5PYC)

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Whos Afraid Of Barbra Streisand..?

  • 2. So whos afraid of Barbra Streisand?
  • 3. In 2003 Streisand attempted to sue photographer Kenneth Alderman and pictopia.com for $50 million
  • 4. In 2003 Streisand attempted to sue photographer Kenneth Alderman and pictopia.com for $50 millionStreisand claimed the publication of this picture as part of a 12,000 image archive hosted by the California Coastal Records Project risked her personal privacy and security
  • 5. The Project countersued and Streisand lost
  • 6. The Project countersued and Streisand lost But by pursuing legal action, Streisand attracted public interest and attention. 420,000 users visited the Projects image of her Malibu home during the month following the filing of the lawsuit
  • 7. And thats The Streisand Effect
  • 8. And thats The Streisand EffectA phrase coined by Techdirt founder Mike Masnick
  • 9. And thats The Streisand EffectA phrase coined by Techdirt founder Mike MasnickA social media phenomenon where attempts to restrict accessibility of information or content sparks an often exponential increase in public attention
  • 10. The mob doesnt thinkSpencer Tracy in Fury
  • 11. But more often than not thereis remarkable power in the collective wisdom of crowdsThe mob doesnt thinkSpencer Tracy in Fury
  • 13. #trafiguraOn 13 October 2009 a Swiss-basedmultinational trading in base-metals and energy sought to prevent the reporting by The Guardian newspaper of a Parliamentary Question...
  • 14. The peaks in the graphs show the instances of web searches and mentions of the phrase Trafigura. It clearly shows the huge lift in volumes as news spread of the attempt to suppress the story.
  • 15. Trafigura will become a milestone event in the potency of social media to harness popular opposition to the intervention of private individuals or institutions in matters of public interest
  • 16. The more you tighten your grip. The more star systems will slip through your fingersCarrie Fisher in Star Wars
  • 17. Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-social
  • 18. Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-socialShut up and shareWell do you enjoy the company of people who only talk about themselves?
  • 19. Its not your brand anymoreYour brand exists in the public sphere, so failure to play an active and useful role in wider society is anti-socialShut up and shareWell do you enjoy the company of people who only talk about themselves?The medium is the messageReputation rests on how your brand engages in conversation and not what it has to say
  • 20. With all that in mind, how does this statement stack up?
  • 21. The general public needs to learn to tolerate inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity for all?Lord Griffiths, Vice Chairman Goldman Sachs International21 October 2009With all that in mind, how does this statement stack up?
  • 23. Sources / AcknowledgementsImage of Barbra Streisand: Photos by Mavis photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/3Uq11C)2-3 Image of Streisand home: Kenneth Alderman; pictopia.com; Californian Coastal Records Project http://www.californiacoastline.orgContent based on Wikipedia summary of The Streisand Effect (http://bit.ly/1eoTFZ)Image of Spencer Tracey Life image hosted at Google (http://bit.ly/489wit)14 Trafigura trending data: Google Trends(Top); Trendistic.com (Bottom)Image of Carrie Fisher Jimivrs photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/4lD4oF)Image of crowd: James Cridlands photostream hosted at Flickr (http://bit.ly/14ewZW)The phrase the medium is the message was first articulated by Marshall McLuhan in his book Understanding media : the extensions of man (London: Routledge, 1964) (Current imprint: http://bit.ly/3afEIk21 Paraphrased from news report at guardian.co.uk (http://bit.ly/1O5PYC)